Cold Collection (page 2)

Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Berlin
The Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany

Robert Falcon Scott - at the Antarctic
Scott of the Antarctic. Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912) - who lost his life in an ill-fated race to be the first person to reach the South Pole

Cold Comfort by W. Heath Robinson
An elegant device now in use in many seaside boarding houses to obviate the rather indelicate act of blowing on ones food to cool it

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather
Untitled cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, the famous World War One cartoonist, whose humorous pictures and " Old Bill" character appeared in The Bystander

Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny Owl
Pale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. A swooping Tawny Owl has been added to the border framing the scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Deep snowdrifts near Crediton, Devon
A deep snowdrift alongside a country lane where a woman attempts to take her dog for a walk. The snow has formed an interesting sculptural shape

Coughs & Sneezes Poster
Humorous poster from the Ministry of Health showing a man sneezing without a handkerchief on a London Underground train during WWII

Observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis, Scotland
Observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis, Fort William, Scotland Date: 1908

Family of pigs in the snow on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s

Winter scene with Tower of London on a Christmas card
Winter scene with the River Thames and the Tower of London on a Christmas card, with a decorative border of white lace and pink bells. Date: circa 1890s

Frost Fair by Jan Griffier the Elder
The famous Frost Fair taking place on the frozen River Thames in London in 1683. Freezing to around eleven inches thick, the ice was strong enough to hold shops, stalls, coaches and sleds

General view of Nome, Alaska, USA
General aerial view of Nome, Alaska, USA, in winter. Date: circa 1910

Little girl and robin by Muriel Dawson
A little girl offering some crumbs to a robin on a cold day, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Robins nesting on a bell-shaped Christmas card
Robins nesting in the snow on a bell-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Peary and Cook dispute over the North Pole
Robert Peary and Frederick Cook dispute over who reached the North Pole first -- but the real question is whether either of them got there at all

Empire Motors, Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA
Empire Motors and Garions Auto Exchange, Sylvan Avenue (Highway 46), Little Ferry, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1947

MacNaughton tartan. circa 1846

Street scene, Nollendorfplatz, West Berlin, Germany
Street scene in Nollendorfplatz, West Berlin, Germany, showing the Metropol building (Neues Schauspielhaus or New Theatre), used at various times as a theatre, a concert hall and a cinema

Winter landscape with skaters by Droochsloot
Winter landscape with skaters (1629) by Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (1586-1666). Dutch painter. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Scottish Types - Curling, Clan Grant. 19th century

Musicians in the snow on a Christmas card, about to have something poured on them from a jug. circa 1890s

GLC-LFB Junior firemen learning to drive
The Junior firemen scheme in London ran from 1964 until 1969. 16-17 year old boys were put under extended training until they could be enrolled as operational firefighters at 18

New York Snow Scene
Parked vehicles, abandoned in deep snow during bad winter weather which has lasted for over 2 months. A costly headache for snow removers in New York, U.S.A. Date: 1960s

Feeding Time by Muriel Dawson
A little girl, wrapped up warm against the cold, feeds crumbs to a group of ducks swimming along a stream

Policeman and policewoman with gas masks
A policeman and a policewoman wearing civilian gas masks outside Harrow Road Police Station (X Division) before the outbreak of World War Two. The respirator is contained in the canvas bag

Jack Frost
A small elf, possibly Jack Frost, paints an intricate pattern onto a cold window pane, using a friendly bird as artistic reference

Cephos cold and flu powder advertisement
Advert for Cephos cold and flu powder depicting a poorly looking woman, dressed rather smartly, and standing, hanging onto a strap on a bus or tube train

Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947
A scene during the great freeze of 1947, one of the harshest winters known in Britain. At Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, a boatman is pictured rescuing his dinghy from the encircling ice which makes

Amundsen / Taking Bearing
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Amundsens men determining the exact location of the S. Pole

Roman Soldier on Guard
A Roman soldier, on guard duty on a cold winters day, watches as festive fare is carried to the banqueting hall

Castle Mill, Dorking
A stylish woman, well wrapped up for a cold day, stops to admire Castle Mill, Dorking, Surrey, England

Narrow Boat Icebreaker
An icebreaker narrow boat on the frozen Grand Union Canal, near Buckby Wharf, Northamptonshire, England

Beach Scene 1912
A little boy and girl play with their spades on the beach, while their mother, looking rather cold, holds their coats and watches over them

Tree in Town Square
Candle-lit tree stands in a snowy town square

Matilda Escapes Stephen
Empress Matilda escapes in white clothing over snow and ice from Oxford, where she had been besieged by King Stephen

Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland
View of the Franz Josef Fjord (named after the Emperor who helped to fund an expedition there) and the Peterman Mountain, with glacier, in north eastern Greenland

Five children building a snowman in a wood
Five Edwardian children building a snowman in a wood

Washington crossing the Delaware River
Washington and his army crossing the Delaware River, prior to the Battle of Trenton

Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands, by British troops, winter of 1794-1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

Mountain climbing in snow, Mont Blanc, Alps
Vintage 19th century photograph - climbing Mont Blanc, Alps

Christmas morning swim in the Serpentine
Page from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring various sketches of the Christmas morning swimming handicap in the Serpentine in Hyde Park

The Beach - Carnoustie, Scotland
The Beach - Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Date: circa 1906

View of the Oosterpark, Amsterdam, in the Snow, 1892, by Geo
George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923). Dutch painter. View of the Oosterpark, Amsterdam, in the Snow, 1892. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water
Diagram illustrating how heat in the earth and water can provide heating for homes and factories. City Electrical Engineer of Norwich

Woman on the telephone, postcard
" Hello, are you there?" An early example of cold calling by telemarketers

Cromer Pier
A glimpse of the fine pier at Cromer, Norfolk, England. Built in 1901 and extended over the years, replacing a series of earlier piers. Date: 1960s

COLD CHRISTMAS SIGN
An amusing signpost for the villages of Much Hadham and Cold Christmas in Hertfordshire, England! Date: 1950s

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

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